Rock and Roll can be defined as: A form of popular music arising from and incorporating a variety of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, it is characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure. Johnny TSNF got it. Most of you wouldn't know R & R if it walked up and bit cha! It's a mixture that comes mainly from R & B. After reading all the posts nobody mentioned all the r & b groups you think should be inducted. Maybe if you do some research or come to the Rock Hall, who by the way has nothing to do with the Inductions, they only house the artifacts, maybe you'll learn a thing or two. If you were to ask some of the artist that you think should be inducted, you'd be surprised at who they admire and think should be inducted. Wouldn't you be surprised to learn that so and so actually sites Mr. Joe Tex(if you know who he is) as a major influence? You gotta open your mind. All rock and roll may not be what you think it is.

@gorillapants.......lol, you tell 'em. ssell77 won't know where they're moving 'cause they don't know where they're at. City vs state. I love it when people get so upset about things they can't do anything about and they don't know what they are saying. FUNNY!!!

Talk about the weather reflecting the mood of the city :( Ya know, some things are just not meant to be. No explanation required. Things like gravity, the beautiful blue waters of Jamacia, and the fact that Cleveland can't win a championship. It is what it is.

I was in New York a couple of weeks ago. One of the first things I saw was a giant billboard of guess who? Lebron!!! Let'em keep wooing him. He'll be gone. I sure hope no one cares 'cause it's gonna happen.

Classicjunk, great post. Great insight. This is no ones fault. People just need to blame somebody. The police, the mayor, the councilman, the neighbors, the families, somebody has to take the blame for this horrible tragedy. A recovering addict stated that while out in the "world" had she come up missing, her family would not have reported her as such. They had gotten use to her being out in the streets. It's sad. What's just as sad is the number of men that could be declared missing. Some have not been in touch with their families in months, some years. When we have family members "out there" that have stole from us, have fought us, have cursed us out, set us up, broken into our houses and promised time and time again that it won't happen again and won't allow us to help them, it puts those of us that love them in a difficult situation. What do we do? If you don't have someone like this in your family I'm sure you know someone that does. This is how people can go missing for a long time and end up in situations such as this. I've cried for the victums and their families. Hopefully their deaths won't be in vain. Maybe we all can try harder to keep up with our love ones even if it's from a distance. I just don't know.

It's hard to believe that some folks still think that Elvis started rock and roll. These are the folks that only see things one way. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrates all types of music including r&b, hip hop, c&w, bluegrass, gospel and all. Believe me if people hadn't open their minds there would be on r&r as we know it today

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